RS1T Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) Seems like a bit of a trivial question, but my friends and I are always arguing about it and we'd like a definite answer. Is it: A) Dwee-merB) Dwemm-erC) Dway-mer/Dweh-mer TIA Edited January 19, 2012 by RS1T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gahnzz Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I've always pronounced it DWEH-mer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS1T Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Yeah that's the same as option C, which is what I personally say. A sounds far too American to fit in with Skyrim lore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanusForbeare Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I've always pronounced it DWEH-mer. That's how it's pronounced in-game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordPerfect Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Since it's written in English and there is a single consonant separating two vowels the first vowel is long. The correct way to pronounce it would be option A then. Of course the rules of the English language mean little to people these days. I suspect people who pronounce it like option C (or B, I don't see a distinction there unless you mean to put an emphasis on the consonant) also pronounce 'details' as 'duh-tails'. :facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3Q Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Usually, I go off how they would pronounce in the game... Dweh-Mer. Derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordPerfect Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Dwee-mer Dwee-mer Dwee-mer Dwee-mer. :armscrossed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahrro Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I haven't noticed how they pronounce it in game... rather I always just pronounced it "Dweh-mer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR4Y Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Since it's written in English and there is a single consonant separating two vowels the first vowel is long. The correct way to pronounce it would be option A then. Of course the rules of the English language mean little to people these days. I suspect people who pronounce it like option C (or B, I don't see a distinction there unless you mean to put an emphasis on the consonant) also pronounce 'details' as 'duh-tails'. :facepalm: I didn't realize the English language existed in ancient Skyrim? I always find myself a bit irritated at your snide comments, as they always come off a bit "I'm-too-good-for-this". Honestly, are you the grammar police? Running around enforcing strict language law upon a fictional fantasy realm that has absolutely nothing to do with the real world? On topic, it's pronounced DWEH-MER by various figures in the game, so I'd place my bet on that option. Although until Bethesda releases the "Olde Tamriel Dictionary v1", one can only assume that the way it is spoken in Skyrim is the Nordic interpretation of the word... which could have vastly different pronunciations when spoken in the Dwemer tongue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordPerfect Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Since it's written in English and there is a single consonant separating two vowels the first vowel is long. The correct way to pronounce it would be option A then. Of course the rules of the English language mean little to people these days. I suspect people who pronounce it like option C (or B, I don't see a distinction there unless you mean to put an emphasis on the consonant) also pronounce 'details' as 'duh-tails'. :facepalm: I didn't realize the English language existed in ancient Skyrim? I always find myself a bit irritated at your snide comments, as they always come off a bit "I'm-too-good-for-this". Honestly, are you the grammar police? Running around enforcing strict language law upon a fictional fantasy realm that has absolutely nothing to do with the real world? Do I know you? Anyway, the game is in English, at least mine is. Come to think of it, I wonder how it's pronounced in other languages. Russian perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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